Optimum Small-mid Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Optimum Small Mid and Dws Global Macro is -0.06 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Optimum Small-mid is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Optimum Small-mid Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Optimum Small Mid Cap and DJI is 0.5 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Optimum Small Mid Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Optimum Small Mid Cap. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in small area income & poverty estimates.

Moving together with Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.91VSIIX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.82VISVX Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.81DFSVX Us Small CapPairCorr
  0.83DFFVX Us Targeted ValuePairCorr
  0.97UBVCX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.97UBVAX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.97UBVSX Undiscovered ManagersPairCorr
  0.85VSMCX Invesco Small CapPairCorr
  0.64SMPSX Semiconductor UltrasectorPairCorr
  0.84RSNRX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.84RSNYX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.84RGNCX Victory Global NaturalPairCorr
  0.64FSELX Fidelity Select SemiPairCorr
  0.67JPM JPMorgan Chase Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.71AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr

Moving against Optimum Mutual Fund

  0.38HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.36MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Optimum Mutual Fund performing well and Optimum Small-mid Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Optimum Small-mid's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.